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Post by X-pert74 on Oct 19, 2017 21:00:33 GMT -5
Ah, plus the shitty blue and orange filters that get put over EVERYTHING these days. Haha, yeah. I remember reading an article online years back complaining about new movies having teal-and-orange filters, but after reading that, I suddenly started noticing it in a lot more stuff. It's really very common, and doesn't seem to add much of anything to most films. |
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Post by GamerL on Oct 19, 2017 21:21:16 GMT -5
I've heard a theory about those fast edits that it also has to do with the MPAA, basically the theory goes that post-Columbine the MPAA lost it's taste for graphic gun violence or violence in general, so they have to basically edit around it instead of showing bullets hitting dudes or other bodily harm clearly or risk getting an NC-17 rating.
Considering the trend started in the early 00s, the timeline makes sense.
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Post by ResidentTsundere on Oct 19, 2017 23:18:27 GMT -5
I think that GamerL already mentioned the BWAHHH horns that are in like every movie trailer nowadays. If you did mention it already, then I second that.  BWAHHH |
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Post by X-pert74 on Oct 20, 2017 0:53:23 GMT -5
I think that GamerL already mentioned the BWAHHH horns that are in like every movie trailer nowadays. If you did mention it already, then I second that. BWAHHHOh my gosh, fuck those horns. Fuck them. Fuck them. Fuck them. I absolutely despise them. Movie trailers are almost always a huge pain to sit through because they always have those stupid horns, and those small second-long clips surrounded by several moments of pitch-black, as well as lots of buildings and cities exploding or falling apart because of *insert plot reason here*. If I never again have to see that shit, it will have been too soon. |
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Post by cm30 on Oct 20, 2017 4:05:20 GMT -5
I've heard a theory about those fast edits that it also has to do with the MPAA, basically the theory goes that post-Columbine the MPAA lost it's taste for graphic gun violence or violence in general, so they have to basically edit around it instead of showing bullets hitting dudes or other bodily harm clearly or risk getting an NC-17 rating. Considering the trend started in the early 00s, the timeline makes sense. That's a really interesting theory and it'd certainly explain the usage of this technique in action films aimed at younger audiences. However, it does make me wonder why the same trend exists in both works with nothing offensive at all (a business show or documentary usually isn't going to show any violence, yet the same technique can be common in those as well). Maybe it's cause of the other rumoured reason. That it's easier to film shorter takes than longer ones, and there's less to redo if a shoot goes wrong. |
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Post by GamerL on Oct 20, 2017 4:58:05 GMT -5
I think that GamerL already mentioned the BWAHHH horns that are in like every movie trailer nowadays. If you did mention it already, then I second that. BWAHHHDidn't that trend start with the trailer for Inception? Seems like it's somewhat died down now and the new trend is "slow dramatic covers" of songs, which started with the trailer for The Social Network. |
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Oct 20, 2017 5:02:33 GMT -5
Maybe not male fashions but there are female ones I miss. I also liked the "hipster look" better in the 00s, today's version of hipster, with stuff like the "manbun" just look goofy. What would classify as a hipster look in the 00's? And I must stress again, that absolutely no aspect of 00's fasion, male or female, should ever be resurrected in any form. I think that GamerL already mentioned the BWAHHH horns that are in like every movie trailer nowadays. If you did mention it already, then I second that. BWAHHHOh my gosh, fuck those horns. Fuck them. Fuck them. Fuck them. I absolutely despise them. Movie trailers are almost always a huge pain to sit through because they always have those stupid horns, and those small second-long clips surrounded by several moments of pitch-black, as well as lots of buildings and cities exploding or falling apart because of *insert plot reason here*. If I never again have to see that shit, it will have been too soon. Don't forget the part where they show a joke and the music mutes. Also related to the BWAAHHH is the suspenseful violin at the beginning of the trailer and the heavy bass sound that seems to appear in everything these days. Honestly, music in movies just sucks these days in general. I was in the theatre the other day and there was an ad on for a show where they'll play a lot of movie music live. They named a few movies (like The Dark Knight) where I thought to myself, 'that movie has recognizable music!?'. Dunkirk was probably the only time I can recall being impressed by the music/sound direction in a movie made recently. |
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Post by kaoru on Oct 20, 2017 6:54:36 GMT -5
Maybe not male fashions but there are female ones I miss. I also liked the "hipster look" better in the 00s, today's version of hipster, with stuff like the "manbun" just look goofy. What would classify as a hipster look in the 00's? More nerdy and clean cut, leass shaggy and facial hair.  |
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Post by GamerL on Oct 20, 2017 8:18:28 GMT -5
I'd say hipster fashion was best from 2007-2010.
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Oct 20, 2017 8:57:15 GMT -5
Nobody called them hipsters in the 00's though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2017 9:32:46 GMT -5
Honestly, music in movies just sucks these days in general. I was in the theatre the other day and there was an ad on for a show where they'll play a lot of movie music live. They named a few movies (like The Dark Knight) where I thought to myself, 'that movie has recognizable music!?'. Dunkirk was probably the only time I can recall being impressed by the music/sound direction in a movie made recently. As a big Batman fan, I would say yes, that movie absolutely has recognizable music. It's probably not as noteworthy to most other people, though. |
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Post by Snake on Oct 20, 2017 12:02:10 GMT -5
Honestly, music in movies just sucks these days in general. I was in the theatre the other day and there was an ad on for a show where they'll play a lot of movie music live. They named a few movies (like The Dark Knight) where I thought to myself, 'that movie has recognizable music!?'. Dunkirk was probably the only time I can recall being impressed by the music/sound direction in a movie made recently. As a big Batman fan, I would say yes, that movie absolutely has recognizable music. It's probably not as noteworthy to most other people, though. Stylistically, the Christopher Nolan Batman movies have something where you could recognize it. But I might also mix it up for a theme in Inception. But I wouldn't be able to hum their themes, note-for-note the way I could for Danny Elfman's composition for Tim Burton Batman. Hans Zimmer did better work for Pirates of the Caribbean. That's a pretty catchy theme. |
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Post by llj on Oct 20, 2017 12:15:32 GMT -5
The movies with the best music nowadays are usually the ones that use licensed music, sadly.
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Post by Feynman on Oct 20, 2017 14:32:38 GMT -5
Also related to the BWAAHHH is the suspenseful violin at the beginning of the trailer and the heavy bass sound that seems to appear in everything these days. Honestly, music in movies just sucks these days in general. I was in the theatre the other day and there was an ad on for a show where they'll play a lot of movie music live. They named a few movies (like The Dark Knight) where I thought to myself, 'that movie has recognizable music!?'. Dunkirk was probably the only time I can recall being impressed by the music/sound direction in a movie made recently. It's because there's been a change in philosophy when it comes to music in films. There are a pair of great videos on YouTube that go into this (the first video may use Marvel films as the main example, but it applies to the whole industry): As someone who really prefers melodic soundtracks to ambient mood pieces, I can't say that I'm a fan of the current zeitgeist either. It's largely a bunch of people making ambient background noise that sounds exactly like the ambient background noise in every other goddamn movie. |
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Post by 🧀Son of Suzy Creamcheese🧀 on Oct 20, 2017 17:24:53 GMT -5
As a big Batman fan, I would say yes, that movie absolutely has recognizable music. It's probably not as noteworthy to most other people, though. I've seen all three Dark Knight movies and I cannot recall a single theme. Now, I know that the themes aren't as iconic as many other movie scores, but I'm listening to in on YT now, and you could've fooled me by telling me it's from any movie from the last 15 years really. TBH, I might be a bit biased since I hated the sound direction (and just the regular direction) in the Dark Knight trilogy. |
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